Ahead of World Malaria Day, 25 April, the Global Fund calls for renewed commitment in the fight against malaria, a disease that now kills one child every minute. After years of steady declines, malaria cases and deaths are on the rise mainly due to stalled funding and disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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North West : BIR leads COVID-19 prevention crusade in Bangolan, Ndop
Team leader, Major Hob Bea acknowledged that the outing of the Rapid Intervention Batallion in Bangolan and Ndop on April 29, 2020 was a humanitarian initiative in the face of the threatenimg corona virus pandemic. The mission was to sensitize and deliver appropriate hygiene and sanitation gadgets to help the needy populations to stay safe from the covid-19 challenge. The BIR team of soldiers and medical staff made it great with a special offer of 150 buckets, adapted to serve the anti covid- 19 campaign. They also delivered 46 cartons of Savon, 42 litres of La Croix detergent, some 840 face masks and sensitization messages that inspire hope for a population in dire need of the right measures to stay safe.Lire aussi : Médecine traditionnelle: Une subvention de l’Etat sollicitée
DACF Secretariat to deduct 0.5 malaria fund at source 18th Dec 2020 | Source: GNA
The People for Health project, has called on the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) Secretariat to deduct the 0.5 percent of the malaria fund at source to ensure its efficient use.
It said the current system, where the funds were transferred as part of the assemblies’ resources did not encourage the assemblies to comply with the directives of setting aside the 0.5 per cent for malaria programmes.
It urged the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to open separate bank accounts for the fund while the National Malaria Control Programme provided guidelines for the utilization of the fund.